{"product_id":"an-absence-of-imagination-a-tale-of-the-china-coast-paperback","title":"An Absence of Imagination: A Tale of the China coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Woodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is with the accurate capturing of detail and the sensitive recalling of a long-gone way of life that Woodman enhances and enriches his sea-tales.\" Captain Joshua Garner.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain John Sanford is the Master of the British steamship Da Feng of Hong Kong, plying her trade in the mid-1950s on the China coast. It is a difficult and dangerous time for British seafarers, with a recently victorious Communist regime consolidating its hold on the vast country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Shanghai with a deep interest in China, the young Sanford is a highly respected shipmaster. He and his ship have become something of an institution on the coast, where Sanford warily treads the ill-defined line between politics and commerce until one day, in a port in northern China, he is ordered by a sinister Colonel in the People's Liberation Army to embark a passenger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe person consigned to his care is 'An Enemy of the People, ' and in the few days that follow, Captain Sanford's carefully regulated world collapses round him as he finds his own life is threatened and he is subject to appalling consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an ironic twist, Sanford's fate is to be forced to confront a reality that turned on ill luck and an absence of imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptain Richard Martin Woodman LVO\u003c\/b\u003e is an English novelist and naval historian. He is the author of the series 'A History of the British Merchant Navy' and the Sword of State trilogy, which recreates the true story of George Monck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Richard Woodman: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A powerful, compelling yarn in the tradition of Joseph Conrad.' \u003cb\u003eMatthew Willis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eThe Judgment of his Peers\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Woodman once again combines the seductive style and absolute authenticity of Joseph Conrad's Marlow narratives like \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e with the powerful story-telling of Alaistair MacLean's \u003ci\u003eHMS Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e and Nicholas Monsarrat's \u003ci\u003eThe Cruel Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003cb\u003ePeter Tonkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This series could develop into something very special. Richard Woodman knows how to tell a story, but has a healthy respect for history... Compulsive reading.' \u003cb\u003eSaul David\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brings medieval Europe to life. The well-crafted action and historical insights enthral and entertain.' \u003cb\u003eRichard Foreman, author of \u003ci\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If \u003ci\u003eNeptune's Trident\u003c\/i\u003e sets the standard for what is to follow - we can at least rest assured that there is a series that truly does justice to our proud merchant maritime past.' \u003cb\u003eNautilus UK Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Richard Woodman tells many a good tale in this first volume and it is fascinating to read. If the rest of the series is as good as this one, they should all be on the bookshelves of those studying the history of Britain, from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.' \u003cb\u003eOpen History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786422812960,"sku":"9798595855440","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9032c8e7c117f8070d7e34839d554f82.webp?v=1780633831","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-absence-of-imagination-a-tale-of-the-china-coast-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}